PRAETORIAN COHORTS
\pɹiːtˈɔːɹi͡ən kˈə͡ʊhɔːts], \pɹiːtˈɔːɹiən kˈəʊhɔːts], \p_ɹ_iː_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə_n k_ˈəʊ_h_ɔː_t_s]\
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(Rom. Hist.) A body of guards, instituted by Octavius (Augustus), in nine cohorts, three of which were stationed in Rome. Tiberius brought them all to Rome, and placed them in a permanent camp. Their constitution was entirely altered by Severus ; they were deprived of their privileges by Diocletian, and suppressed by Constantine.
By Henry Percy Smith
